Quondam replied "Links to Saffron's articles appear almost weekly within ArchNewsNow's daily collection of worldwide architecture news. The articles themselves, however, may not have a broad audience appeal because they are, for the most part, very Philadelphia centric. What is significant though, is that a local newspaper still publishes the work of a critic that is so in tune"...

Referring to the Catalog #1 of the Los Angeles Biennale of Architecture/Urbanism Orhan Ayyüce warned interested buyers "for now, the aim is first limited and numbered edition of 100".

The NYT published an editorial by John Freeman Gill, which points out similarities between the fate of the Laing Stores (sometimes called the Bogardus Building) and the current FolkMoMA discourse/proposals. Steven Ward proposed a future PS1 competition "we'd probably never see it because it would get squashed in-house, but wouldn't it be excellent ...what are the requirements?: shade, fountain…"

"in my last post I said I would be comparing psychological papers/articles to architecture, but I think that is going to change. I would still like to keep the content of this blog related to the world of clinical psychology, but I would also like to spark discussion on architectural theory provoked by thoughts of psychology"

DiscussionsDonna Sink started a thread - to honor the passing of Austrian architect and designer Hans Hollein, a winner of the prestigious Pritzker Architecture Prize who passed at 80.

She eulogized "Unfortunately PoMo has become so reviled (due to developer excess, but that's for another time and place) that it's now hard to look at whimsical, referential, sensual work with plain enjoyment. It's not the kind of work I'm able to do, but I'm glad it exists, and Hollein was a master".

Non Sequitur mourned "This is sad news indeed" while according to some, danielmunteanu offered up a "fantastic short story/tribute!!"

gruen started a thread to discuss Fees and "how how do you explain value"? chigurh suggested it was simple "Right off the bat, you just have to tell them what design is worth and the time involved". Similarly won and done williams was clear "Find better clients. Period"!

Finally, chigurh had some questions/thoughts regarding - when clients attack - quizzical sought to bring up the somewhat "bigger question: "WHY do our clients not always listen to what we recommend?" Gregory Walkershared his "best results happen by trying to re-connect (or connect initially if it's a new person in the mix) the overall vision together...still, in the end, it's their building to fubar". though mightyaa actually marks up fee's 10% (and the CD's are padded too for the extra documentation) "if I know there is a CM onboard for the 'blood money' and 'brain damage' I know I'll face".